Daochang Mountain Prayer for Good Harvest Inscription

Daochang Mountain Prayer for Good Harvest Inscription

The Daochang Mountain Prayer for Good Harvest Inscription is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Daochang Mountain Prayer for Good Harvest Inscription is located northeast of the Husheng Wanshou Chan Temple on Daochang Mountain. The stone carving records the event when the highest-ranking official of Huzhou Prefecture during the Yuan Dynasty, the Darughachi, came to Daochang Mountain to pray for a bountiful harvest for the people. It is engraved on the vertical face of a massive rock, with the text compiled by the abbot of Wanshou Chan Temple and calligraphy by Xie Demao of that time.

On October 7, 2019, the Daochang Mountain Prayer for Good Harvest Inscription was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Daochang Township: Located at the southern gateway of Huzhou’s urban center, Daochang Township is a “feng shui treasure” in the southern suburbs, dotted with rivers, lakes, creeks, and crisscrossed waterways, set amid green waters and hills. Since ancient times, it has enjoyed a reputation as a “land of verdant mountains and clear waters, abundant fish and rice, thriving sericulture, and rich cultural heritage.” The area blends a profound literary culture with an intricate network of fields. Covering an area of 75.56 square kilometers, it governs 12 administrative villages, 180 villager groups, 6,030 farming households, and a total population of 20,971 people. It has 18,000 mu of arable land and 52,000 mu of mountainous land. Its water and land transportation is highly convenient, with the Changzhou-Huzhou-Shanghai Waterway and the diverted Dongtiaoxi River running through the territory, 1…… More details about Daochang Township++

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units